Q Magazine - 100 Greatest Songs Ever (Full List inc)

[Melrose Chick]

Guns n roses make it into the list? at No 22 with Sweet Child Of Mine

I thought the write up about it was cool so here it is:

SWEET CHILD OF MINE - GUNS N ROSES
The only hair-metal ballad you'll ever need

Even tattooed, foul-mouthed, bandanna-wearing drug monkeys have their sensitive side, and it doesn't get more touching than this.? Single-handedly absolving the power ballad from its multitude of crimes against music, SCOM is an uncharacteristically tender love letter from hot-headed singer Axl Rose to his then girlfriend Erin Everly.? But if the source is unlikely, the execution is faultless, mop-haired guitarist Slash's immortal wailing riff perfectly mirroring the singer's own plaintive, feline howl.? Often imitated but never bettered, it stands as Rose's shining moment and the very pinnacle of '80's hard rock.

Best Bit:? 0.01, the riff that inspired a million air guitarists
You Said: Heavy metal heaven, defines the word 'epic'
Get It: Appetite For Destruction


For all those who wanted the full list the 100 are:

100.  Paranoid - Black Sabbath
99.  Killing in the name - Rage Against The Machine
98.  Going Underground - The Jam
97.  Last Nite - The Strokes
96.  Fairytale of New Yor - The Pogues
95.  Debaser - The Pixies
94.  Rocket Man - Elton John
93.  I am the Resurrection - The Stone Roses
92.  Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
91.  No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
90.  There She Goes - The La's
89.  Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
88.  Motorcycle Emptiness - Manic Street Preachers
87.  Golden Touch - Razorlight
86.  Born to run - Bruce Springsteen
85.  Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
84.  7 Nation Army - The White Stripes
83.  Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
82.  Supersitition - Stevie Wonder
81.  The Scientist - Coldplay
80.  A Town Called Malice - The Jam
79.  Everybody's Chaning - Keane
78.  Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
77.  Californication - RHCP
76.  Babylon - David Gray
75.  Tommorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
74.  Kashmir - LED zEP
73.  Shine on you crazy diamond - Pink Floyd
72.  The Winner Takes It All =- Abba
71.  Song 2 - Blur
70.  Hotel California - Eagles
69.  Blue Monday - New Order
68.  Heroes - David Bowie
67.  Fools Gold - Stone Roses
66.  Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
65.  Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
64.  Yellow - Coldplay
63.  My Generation - The Who
62.  Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
61.  Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
60.  The Drugs dont work - The Verve
59.  Stan - Eminem
58.  Losing my Religion - REM
57.  In My Life - The Beatles
56.  How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
55.  Cant get you out of my Head - Kylie Minogue
54.  Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
53.  Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
52.  Yesterday - The Beatles
51.  You gotta fight (for your right to party) - The Beastie Boys
50.  Take Your Mama - Scissor Sisters
49.  Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
48.  What's Goin On - Marvin Gaye
47.  Mr Brightside - The Killers
46.  Anarchy in the Uk - Sex Pistols
45.  Life On Mars? - David Bowie
44.  Common People - Pulp
43.  Where the streets have no name - U"
42.  Street Spirit - Radiohead
41.  All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
40.  Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
39.  Hurt - Johnny Cash
38.  Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
37.  I Bet You Look good on the Dancefloor - Artic Monkeys
36.  God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
35.  Champagne Supernova - Oasis
34.  Walk This Way - Run DMC - featuring Aerosmith
33.  Karma Police - Radiohead
32.  I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses
31.  Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
30.  Creep - Radiohead
29.  Hey Ya! - Outkast
28.  Everybody Hurts - REM
27.  Like A Prayer - Madonna
26.  Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
25.  Imagine - John Lennon
24.  Kiss - Prince
23.  Hey Jude - The Beatles
22.  Sweet Child of Mine - Guns N Roses
21.  Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
20.  Dont look Back In Anger - Oasis
19.  Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
18.  God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols
17.  With Or Without You - U2
16.  Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
15.  Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
14.  London Calling - The Clash
13.  There is a light that never goes out - The Smiths
12.  Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
11.  Angels - Robbie Williams
10.  Paraboid Android - Radiohead
9.   Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
8.   Stairway To Heaven - LZ
7.  Love Will Tear us Apart - Joy Division
6.   Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
5.  One - U2
4.  A Day in the Life - The Beatles
3.   Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
2.  Wonderwall - Oasis
1.  Live Forever - Oasis

Okay thats the lot and now Im going to wrap my aching wrists in ice packs!

[Walapino]

Wheres the full list please?

[Naupis]

But if the source is unlikely, the execution is faultless, mop-haired guitarist Slash's immortal wailing riff perfectly mirroring the singer's own plaintive, feline howl.  Often imitated but never bettered, it stands as Rose's shining moment and the very pinnacle of '80's hard rock.

That paragraph perfectly surmises why there will always be a generation of Guns fans that long to see Axl and Slash on a stage together again. That pairing is in rarified air in terms of lead guitarists/singers that complemented and completed eachother as artists.

[PrettyTiedUp763]

Wow. I have never heard GNR being descirbed as "tattooed, foul-mouthed, bandanna-wearing drug monkeys"  Drug monkeys?

[Buddha_Master]

Wow. I have never heard GNR being descirbed as "tattooed, foul-mouthed, bandanna-wearing drug monkeys"? Drug monkeys?

ooo ooo eee eeee

pound pound pound

ooo ooo ooo

[Kujo]

Wheres the full list please?

I'm going to guess its in Q magazine

[Walapino]

Wheres the full list please?

I'm going to guess its in Q magazine

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

Type it for me

[Melrose Chick]

Wheres the full list please?

I'm going to guess its in Q magazine

I can tell where you get that rep for being a genius!!!!

And no........ Im not typing out the full list!!!! Top 10 were:

10.  Paranoid Android - Radiohead
9.   Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve (Gotta love that one!)
8.   Stairway to Heaven - Led Zep
7.   Love Will tear us apart - Joy Division
6.   Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen  (well deserved)
5.   One - U"
4.   A Day In the Life - The Beatles
3.   Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
2.  Wonderwall - Oasis
1.   Live Forever - Oasis  (Okay dont shoot the messenger, I dont think they deserve 1 and 2 either!!!)

[Kujo]

Captan obvious to the rescue, m' lady

Nothing wrong with the Oasis rankings. I think "The Drugs Dont Work" is a better song by The Verve than "Bitterswet Symphony"

[Mr Rage]

I got Q this month, Before people start shouting of about oasis having 1 n 2, it's a british mag, so naturally theirs bound to be a brit band on top weather beatles or U2,
an american mag would probably have a different outcome

[axlrose]

wheres the full list?

[Stonerose]

I FUKIN HATE Q MAGAZINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mikegiuliana]

guns n roses =scom who is axl n slash on that one..  So hard to see gnr without slash,. damn he was so important in their image sound and popularity..

[Melrose Chick]

Captan obvious to the rescue, m' lady

Nothing wrong with the Oasis rankings. I think "The Drugs Dont Work" is a better song by The Verve than "Bitterswet Symphony"

I prefer Bittersweet....... its one of my favourite tracks.... though I like The Drugs dont work as well.... Capt Obvious!

[mikegiuliana]

I've onlyt heard the verve's song, was quite popular here and catchy..

[Amish]

Everyone knows that Stairway to Heaven should top every list. 

Of course, my favorite song ever would have to be either Estranged or Coma, but you can't deny Stairway's prowess.

[slashisvr]

god there must be some sort of list that GNR is in every week best guitar anthem, song etc etc

must admit there is alot of crap in the lists, how is "smells like teen spirit" better than "bohemian rhapsody" or "stairway to heaven"

[Izzy]

Wheres the full list please?

I'm going to guess its in Q magazine

I can tell where you get that rep for being a genius!!!!

And no........ Im not typing out the full list!!!! Top 10 were:

10.? Paranoid Android - Radiohead
9.? ?Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve (Gotta love that one!)
8.? ?Stairway to Heaven - Led Zep
7.? ?Love Will tear us apart - Joy Division
6.? ?Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen? (well deserved)
5.? ?One - U"
4.? ?A Day In the Life - The Beatles
3.? ?Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
2.? Wonderwall - Oasis
1.? ?Live Forever - Oasis? (Okay dont shoot the messenger, I dont think they deserve 1 and 2 either!!!)

I love Nirvana as much as the next man - but british magasines obsession with Nirvana makes me feel ill - they refuse to mention the existence of non-uk based bands - and yet dedicate half their pages to Nirvana, in every blasted issue - NME and Q could easily be Nirvana fanzines....

[pasnow]

Wow, not for nothing but that top 10 list is pretty bad.. And slanted towards British groups.

[BLS-Pride]

3.   Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
2.  Wonderwall - Oasis
1.  Live Forever - Oasis

The worst top 3 of all time.